Technology
229 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 2 of 4.
Dermatophilus congolensis
Livestock skin bacterium with first peer-reviewed evidence of person-to-person sexual transmission in Europe.
Livestock skin bacterium with first peer-reviewed evidence of person-to-person sexual transmission in Europe.
Dniprovska 750 kV line
750 kV main feeder connecting ZNPP to Ukraine's national grid; disconnected 70+ days as of late May 2026.
750 kV main feeder connecting ZNPP to Ukraine's national grid; disconnected 70+ days as of late May 2026.
DroneArmorParsons' AI-driven counter-drone command-and-control system that fuses third-party sensors into one kill chain.
DUV
Deep ultraviolet lithography: the older ASML chip-printing technology now central to the US-China chip war.
Deep ultraviolet lithography: the older ASML chip-printing technology now central to the US-China chip war.
DUV lithographyDeep Ultraviolet lithography; ASML's mature-node chipmaking technology facing tightening US export restrictions to China.
DVBDigital Video Broadcasting; European industry consortium setting global digital TV standards.
E-3 SentryUS Air Force AWACS aircraft; one destroyed at Prince Sultan base on 27 March 2026.
EA-37B Compass Call
US electronic warfare aircraft deployed pre-IOC to Iran conflict in April 2026.
US electronic warfare aircraft deployed pre-IOC to Iran conflict in April 2026.
EarthWormOpen-source SOCKS5 tunnel tool used by CL-STA-1132 for C2 masking on PAN-OS firewalls.
EbangaRidgeback Biotherapeutics' single-antibody Ebola treatment; FDA-approved 2020 for Zaire only; no Bundibugyo efficacy.
Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' single-antibody Ebola treatment; FDA-approved 2020 for Zaire only; no Bundibugyo efficacy.ECMOExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation; life-support bypassing failed lungs and heart; can lift Andes survival to 80%.
Enduring High Energy LaserUS Army directed-energy competition for high-power laser counter-drone system; winner selection slipped to Q4 FY26.
US Army directed-energy competition for high-power laser counter-drone system; winner selection slipped to Q4 FY26.
EPREuropean Pressurised Reactor: a third-generation pressurised water reactor design developed by Framatome; Flamanville-3 is the first French EPR to enter commercial operation.
ErveboMerck's rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine; WHO-prequalified 2019 for Zaire only; no cross-protection against Bundibugyo.
Merck's rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine; WHO-prequalified 2019 for Zaire only; no cross-protection against Bundibugyo.
Eurofighter Typhoon
Twin-engine multi-role NATO fighter; UK's primary combat aircraft deployed to the Hormuz coalition.
Twin-engine multi-role NATO fighter; UK's primary combat aircraft deployed to the Hormuz coalition.
European Service ModuleESA-built propulsion module for Orion; valve leak ran 10x ground predictions on Artemis II.
EUVExtreme ultraviolet lithography technology enabling advanced chip manufacturing below 7nm.
Extreme ultraviolet lithography technology enabling advanced chip manufacturing below 7nm.
F-15US twin-engine air superiority fighter; backbone of CENTCOM strike operations in the Iran conflict.
US twin-engine air superiority fighter; backbone of CENTCOM strike operations in the Iran conflict.
F-35Lockheed Martin fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter; the US and allied standard for contested-airspace operations.
Lockheed Martin fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter; the US and allied standard for contested-airspace operations.
F-35I
Israeli Air Force variant of the F-35A Lightning II; subject of a $34m range-extension contract awarded to Elbit, May 2026.
Israeli Air Force variant of the F-35A Lightning II; subject of a $34m range-extension contract awarded to Elbit, May 2026.
F/A-18 Super HornetUS Navy carrier-based multirole fighter jet; on 8 May 2026 used to fire precision munitions into the smokestacks of two Iranian-flagged tankers.
US Navy carrier-based multirole fighter jet; on 8 May 2026 used to fire precision munitions into the smokestacks of two Iranian-flagged tankers.
FD-SOIFrench-developed chip process; thin silicon on insulator for low-power efficiency.
Ferosplavna-1 330 kV lineZNPP's sole remaining backup power line; reconnected 5 March under the fifth IAEA ceasefire; sole feed as of 10 April 2026.
ZNPP's sole remaining backup power line; reconnected 5 March under the fifth IAEA ceasefire; sole feed as of 10 April 2026.
FinFETDominant 3D transistor architecture enabling chip scaling below 16nm.
FirepowerCisco network firewall product line; linked to FIRESTARTER implant documented in earlier Lowdown events.
Cisco network firewall product line; linked to FIRESTARTER implant documented in earlier Lowdown events.
FIRESTARTERUAT-4356's Cisco ASA/Firepower boot-sequence backdoor; survives all patches, removable only by power cycle.
FP-1Ukrainian long-range attack drone; struck YANOS refinery at ~1,100 km range in 2026.
Ukrainian long-range attack drone; struck YANOS refinery at ~1,100 km range in 2026.
FP-5 FlamingoUkrainian cruise missile; 3,000 km range, 1,150 kg warhead, struck Samara Oblast March 2026.
Ukrainian cruise missile; 3,000 km range, 1,150 kg warhead, struck Samara Oblast March 2026.
FPVFirst-Person View drone; cheap kamikaze drone technology dominating the ground war in Ukraine.
GBU-57 Massive Ordnance PenetratorThe 30,000lb US bunker-busting bomb designed to destroy hardened underground facilities, delivered only by the B-2 Spirit.
The 30,000lb US bunker-busting bomb designed to destroy hardened underground facilities, delivered only by the B-2 Spirit.
Ghadr-380
Iranian ballistic missile used by the IRGC to strike US and Israeli targets.
Iranian ballistic missile used by the IRGC to strike US and Israeli targets.
GlassWormSupply-chain campaign activating 73 dormant OpenVSX VS Code extensions as malicious on 27 April 2026.
Supply-chain campaign activating 73 dormant OpenVSX VS Code extensions as malicious on 27 April 2026.
GNSSSatellite positioning and timing technology underlying navigation, critical infrastructure, and defence.
GOES-19NOAA geostationary satellite monitoring Earth weather and solar radiation since 2025.
H5N1Highly pathogenic avian influenza; infecting over 1,000 US dairy herds; new Science Advances finding explains why.
HbbTVHybrid Broadcast Broadband TV; open ETSI standard enabling interactive services on digital TVs.
HellfireAGM-114 Hellfire, a US precision air-to-ground missile
AGM-114 Hellfire, a US precision air-to-ground missile
HISAS 1032
Kongsberg dual-receiver synthetic-aperture sonar; maps seabed mines and cables from HUGIN AUVs.
Kongsberg dual-receiver synthetic-aperture sonar; maps seabed mines and cables from HUGIN AUVs.
Hybrid Electronic Radiation AssessorSix radiation sensors aboard Orion measuring crew exposure beyond Earth's magnetosphere.
Six radiation sensors aboard Orion measuring crew exposure beyond Earth's magnetosphere.
InfiniBandInfiniBand is a high-bandwidth, low-latency network interconnect technology used to link thousands of GPUs into a single usable cluster; it is the dominant fabric in large-scale AI training installations.
InmazebRegeneron's triple Ebola monoclonal antibody cocktail; FDA-approved 2020 for Zaire only; not effective against Bundibugyo.
Regeneron's triple Ebola monoclonal antibody cocktail; FDA-approved 2020 for Zaire only; not effective against Bundibugyo.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion StageSLS upper stage used as Artemis II proximity-ops docking target.
SLS upper stage used as Artemis II proximity-ops docking target.Iranian Su-24 jetsSoviet-era swing-wing strike jets Iran operates, two shot down by Qatar in 2026.
Soviet-era swing-wing strike jets Iran operates, two shot down by Qatar in 2026.
Iron DomeIsraeli short-range missile defence that is failing to stop Iran's evolving barrage tactics.
Israeli short-range missile defence that is failing to stop Iran's evolving barrage tactics.
Isambard-AIBristol-based UK national AI supercomputer providing sovereign GPU compute under the AI Research Resource programme.
Bristol-based UK national AI supercomputer providing sovereign GPU compute under the AI Research Resource programme.
Iskander
Russia's primary short-range ballistic missile; increasingly penetrating Ukraine's depleted PAC-3 cover.
Russia's primary short-range ballistic missile; increasingly penetrating Ukraine's depleted PAC-3 cover.
Izdeliye-30Russia's newest jam-resistant cruise missile; first confirmed residential strike killed ten in Kharkiv, March 2026.
Russia's newest jam-resistant cruise missile; first confirmed residential strike killed ten in Kharkiv, March 2026.
JASSM-ERUS Air Force stealth cruise missile with 1,000+ km range, primary long-range strike weapon in Iran.
US Air Force stealth cruise missile with 1,000+ km range, primary long-range strike weapon in Iran.
KalibrRussia's sea- and submarine-launched cruise missile; workhorse of long-range strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.
Russia's sea- and submarine-launched cruise missile; workhorse of long-range strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.KC-135US Air Force aerial refuelling aircraft; five damaged at Prince Sultan on 27 March 2026.
KerberosKerberos is the default authentication protocol for Windows domain environments; CVE-2026-47288 is an RCE flaw in the Kerberos Key Distribution Centre reaching domain controller authentication.
Kh-101Russia's primary air-launched cruise missile; vulnerable to Ukrainian GPS jamming the Izdeliye-30 was built to solve.
Russia's primary air-launched cruise missile; vulnerable to Ukrainian GPS jamming the Izdeliye-30 was built to solve.
KheibarshekanIranian solid-fuelled ballistic missile ('fortress buster'); struck Haifa refinery in 'oil for oil' retaliation, March 2026.
Iranian solid-fuelled ballistic missile ('fortress buster'); struck Haifa refinery in 'oil for oil' retaliation, March 2026.
KhorramshahrIranian ballistic missile family reaching 2,500km, used in Operation True Promise 4 strikes on Israel.
Iranian ballistic missile family reaching 2,500km, used in Operation True Promise 4 strikes on Israel.
Kirkuk-Ceyhan
Iraq-Turkey crude oil pipeline, 970km from Kirkuk to Ceyhan Mediterranean terminal.
Iraq-Turkey crude oil pipeline, 970km from Kirkuk to Ceyhan Mediterranean terminal.
KV Botnet
Volt Typhoon's covert relay botnet of end-of-life Cisco and Netgear routers targeting US CNI.
Volt Typhoon's covert relay botnet of end-of-life Cisco and Netgear routers targeting US CNI.
LatticeAnduril's AI command-and-control platform; DoD-wide counter-UAS backbone powering a $20B vehicle
Anduril's AI command-and-control platform; DoD-wide counter-UAS backbone powering a $20B vehicle
LILEMRussian lunar dust and electric field instrument on Chang'e 7, targeting Shackleton crater rim.
Russian lunar dust and electric field instrument on Chang'e 7, targeting Shackleton crater rim.
Line ViperUAT-4356 companion implant to FIRESTARTER; hijacks VPN sessions on Cisco ASA, bypassing all authentication.
Long March 10China's heavy-lift rocket for crewed lunar missions, generating 2,678 tonnes thrust.
China's heavy-lift rocket for crewed lunar missions, generating 2,678 tonnes thrust.